b'SECTION REPORTSEDUCATION&TREATMENT(Leftphoto) Dental students learn hands-on techniques fromFellowSoumiSenGuptainTrinidad. (Rightphoto)Tribemembersandsoldiers receivedentalcarebyFellowAshwein Kanhai and volunteers during a mission in the Suriname jungle.is open to Fellows and non-Fellows,Brushing Well in Saint Lucia brushing instruction and an exami-at no cost, and two hours of CE willDr.SherryEphraim-LeComptenation. This project was supported be provided to in-person attendeesfinanciallythroughtheICDGlobal throughtheAcademyofGeneralwas also inducted into Section XXVisionary Fund.Dentistrys PACE program. last year and has been very activeThepurposeoftheBrushwell undertheCollegesbannereverToothbrushingDriveistoimprove Helping Tribes in Suriname since.Overthecourseofseveralchildrenstoothbrushingskills;to AnothernewFellow,Dr.Ashweinmonths of planning, she began andpromotethebenefitsofproper Kanhai, was part of a medical andimplementedtheBrushwellTooth- toothbrushing; and to ensure a re-dental mission to indigenous tribesbrushing Drive project in Saint Lu- ductionintheonsetandprogres-intheSurinamejungleinAugustcia,incollaborationwiththeDen- sionofcaries,especiallyinthis 2022. In the village of Lang Tabiki,tal Services Unit of the Ministry oftargeted age group of children who tribe members, along with soldiersHealth,WellnessandElderlyAf- aretransitioningintopermanent fairs. The initiative visited all 73 pri- teeth. This program is intended to fromtheU.S.andDutcharmiesmary schools on the island, allowingbelong-term,fosteringimproved there, received free medical, dental4,000 kindergarten and grade oneoralhygienepracticesandoverall and optometry services. studentstoreceivepropertooth- health in the children of Saint Lucia.2023 OfficersRegistrar: Joseph R. KenneallyRegents:Michael Agbor Ashu, CameroonAhmed AbdelHakim, EgyptCoretta Fergus, MontserratLuis Grisolia, GuatemalaMartha Mutis, USAAngel Nadal, Dominican RepublicYusuf Osman, South AfricaPankaj Patel, KenyaContact InformationInternational College of Dentists 615 S. Saginaw St., Suite 3008Flint, MI 48502USASAINT LUCIABrushwell Toothbrushing Initiative targets kindergartenTel: +1(810) 820-3087through grade one students with the overall goal of improving chil- sg@icd.orgdrens oral hygiene habits.THE GLOBE2023No. 2SECTION REPORTS 3 3'